James Traficant: “My amendment is just a straightforward little piece of legislation…”

On the recordMay 19, 1998

My amendment is just a straightforward little piece of legislation that says, if this becomes law, what we are debating today, that we do not guess what the impact will be, that there shall be a report to the Congress explaining in detail what the impact of this legislation is on our business, industry and jobs. It is straightforward. It is not real fancy. But after it is over and we begin to compile all of the data subsequent to this legislation, we will have someone to report to us and give us the impact as it truly affects and if in fact at that point whether the Congress should either fine tune it, scrap it or enhance it. Very simple and straight forward, I would hope that the committee would accept it.

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James Traficant

Ohio

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Proposing an amendment to ensure a report on the impact of legislation on business and jobs.

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James Traficant: “My amendment is just a straightforward little piece of legislation that says, if this becomes law, what we are debating…”

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